Ukraine Sinks Russian-Flagged Containership in Black Sea

Published Aug 1, 2026 1:47 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

Ukraine struck a container vessel operated by Fesco, a division of Rosatom, while the vessel was transiting the Black Sea bound fo...

Damen Supplies Svitzer with ASD Tug 2312

Published Aug 1, 2026 1:09 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Corporate News

[By Damen] Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with harbour and towage operator Svitzer for an ASD Tug 2312. The vessel is...

Published Aug 1, 2026 12:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Corporate News

[By: Damen Shipyards Group] Damen Shipyards Group has launched the second in a series of two Commissioning Service Operations Vess...

Published Aug 1, 2026 11:46 AM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Corporate News

[By: The Nautical Institute] The Nautical Institute has launched a global competition asking maritime students and cadets to demon...

Published Aug 1, 2026 10:43 AM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Corporate News

[By: RightShip] RightShip, the maritime industry's leading safety and risk intelligence platform, and NorthStandard, one of the wo...

Published Jul 31, 2026 8:52 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

Danish ferry operator Scandlines retired the oldest vessel in its fleet, the Kronprins Frederik, which had become a well-known fix...

Published Jul 31, 2026 6:30 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

After three months, Somali pirates continue to hold four smaller vessels with no reports of progress in the efforts to free the 67...

Published Jul 31, 2026 5:59 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Ports

Citing the continued deterioration of the security situation, Hapag-Lloyd announced on July 31 that feeder operators have temporar...

Published Jul 31, 2026 4:10 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

The war of words and claims continued after several days of relative calm, with no vessels attacked in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran...

Published Jul 31, 2026 3:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

Swedish prosecutors confirmed that they have taken the captain of a Norwegian cargo ship into custody after an accident on Tuesday...